to support chandler ' s bid for the governors ##hip in exchange for chandler ' s support in his run for the senate . however , chandler threw his support to beck ##ham , and while brown was not able to win the seat without the support of bingham and chandler , he did garner 85 @ , @ 000 votes , most of them at beck ##ham ' s expense . democratic incumbent m . m . logan retained the seat by 2 @ , @ 385 votes . beck ##ham died in louisville on january 9 , 1940 , and was buried in frank ##fort cemetery in frank ##fort , kentucky . beck ##ham county , oklahoma , was named in his honor at the suggestion
to support chandler's bid for the governorship in exchange for chandler's support in his run for the senate. however, chandler threw his support to beckham, and while brown was not able to win the seat without the support of bingham and chandler, he did garner 85 @, @ 000 votes, most of them at beckham's expense. democratic incumbent m. m. logan retained the seat by 2 @, @ 385 votes. beckham died in louisville on january 9, 1940, and was buried in frankfort cemetery in frankfort, kentucky. beckham county, oklahoma, was named in his honor at the suggestion